Michael Lombardi’s getting his knocks in.
Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show on Thursday, the former longtime NFL executive once again lit into the Giants for what he perceived as abominable front office behavior he saw the team display throughout HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series this past offseason.
“It looked [as] if [the execs] were at some sports bar,” Lombardi said. “It looked like people were doing their fantasy drafts. That’s what it looked like. And that’s offensive to me…”
The hit documentary series presented viewers with an inside look at how the Giants’ front office deliberated their biggest moves of the offseason.
That included the trade for defensive end Brian Burns, the signing of running back Devin Singeltary and, of course, the decision to let Saquon Barkley walk in free agency.
Not once did Lombardi see general manager Joe Schoen, head coach Brian Daboll or any other Giants’ executives specifically addressing how these arrivals and departures were going to enable the franchise to compete against their superior division rivals, he said.
“They never said, one time in the entire Hard Knocks, ‘how do we beat Philly? How do we beat Dallas?’” Lombardi pointed out.
“When they decided to sign Brian Burns… if I would have brought in Al Davis and said ‘Mr. Davis, I would like to sign Brian Burns.’ You know what he would have said to me? He would have said, ‘How many sacks did he get against Kansas City? How many sacks did he get against the Chargers? … You never heard that.”
The Giants’, who finished last season 3-3 in divisional play and 6-11 overall, are off to another inauspicious start in 2024.
They currently sit at 2-5, last place in the NFC East, and have dropped games to each of their divisional rivals.
In those three contests, New York has put up a combined 36 points to their opponents’ 69.
Even with the season spiraling, Giants’ owner John Mara has been vocal in his support for both Schoen and Daboll.
“I’m gonna say one thing, we are not making any changes this season. And I do not anticipate making any changes in the offseason either,” Mara said earlier this week.